Wednesday, July 29, 2009

[CONTEST] Win a pair of Ruffian Skull Earphones

To be entered in a random drawing for your choice of color, just leave a comment below naming your favorite song that features a skull, skeleton, or something about Halloween. [If you're reading this on Facebook, be sure to leave your comment on the actual Skull-A-Day.com post]

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You have until just Midnight Eastern Time August 4th to enter so don't delay![UPDATE: The contest is over and the winner will be announced soon, thanks to everyone who entered!]

And of course you don't have to wait til the end of the contest to get your own headphones from Radius!

Hmmm, I can't say I listen to much music that features sculls. The only 2 that come to mind... are THRILLER.. but I suppose those are zombies. And the early mickey mouse cartoon that had the dancing skeletons. Man I feel old. Even older now that I realize I'd pass those totally cool earphones on to my teenage son.

'Anyone Out There' and 'Dangerous Posse' by Three 6 Mafia. the song has a real dark and eerie feel to it just like most of their songs. perfect for any halloween situation and multiple skull and bone references too.

first one that comes to mind is...This is Halloween, this is HalloweenHalloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!Halloween! Halloween! Skeleton Jack might catch you in the backAnd scream like a bansheeMake you jump out of your skinThis is Halloween, everyone screamWont' ya please make way for a very special guyand then of course...Head bone connected to the neck bone, neck bone connected....(well, you get my drift)

My fave Halloween song is Haunted House by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Used to listen to it all the time when I was little. Lyrics below:

I just moved in my new house today

Moving was hard but I got squared awayWhen bells starting rings and chains rattled loudI knew I'd moved in a haunted houseStill I made up my mind to stayNothing was a-gonna drive me awayWhen I seen something that give me the creepsHad one big eye and two big feetI stood right there and I did the freezeIt did the stroll right up to meMade a noise with its feet that sounded like a drumSaid "You gonna be here when the morning comes?""Say yes, I'll be here when the morning comesI'll be right here, I ain't gonna runI bought this house, now I am bossAin't no haint's gonna run me off"

In my kitchen my stove was a blazing hotCoffee was a-boiling in the potGrease had melted in my hand (pan?)I had a hunk of meat in my handFrom out of space there sat a manOn the hot stove with the pots and pans"Say that's hot" I began to shoutHe drank the hot coffee right from the spoutHe ate the raw meat right from my handDrank the hot grease from the frying panAnd said to me "You better run and don't be hereWhen the morning comes"Say yes I'll be here when the morning comesI'll be right here now, I ain't gonna runI bought this house now I am bossAin't no haint's gonna run me off.

"The Land of the Dead" by Voltaire- "A Minotaur's my butler, a Cyclops my valetA Centaur draws my chariot that takes me down the wayThrough a river made of fire to a street that's paved with bonesI got a dozen zombie skeletons to walk me to my throneIn the land of the deadHeck boy, ain't it grand?I'm the overlord of the underworldCause I hold Horror's HandIn the land of the deadI'm darkside royaltyI'm foreign out in the undergroundAnd you can't take that from meWhoa! (whoa) Whoa! (whoa) Whoa! (whoa)Oow! Oow! Oow! Oow! Oow!Cerberus my lap dog is loyal as can beMy bed is made of skulls; I'm in the lap of luxuryI've got a Dragon's Blood jacuzzi; the Gorgons think it's coolAnd a seven-headed Hydra livin' in my swimmin' poolIn the land of the deadHeck boy, ain't it grand?I'm the overlord of the underworldCause I hold Horror's HandIn the land of the deadI'm darkside royaltyI'm foreign out in the undergroundAnd you can't take that away from meNo you can't take that from me"

"Halloween" by Aqua because of the cheezy factor is amazing.Also to rep a local So-Cal band, Skull-Fucked by Karcinogen.I would suggest a listen {the last one is a love song!}Hope you enjoy,Sterling{sciencester@earthlink.net)

I know, the other day I watched a halloween video from my childhood. The Song Was Grim Grinning Ghost, and every time I hear it it send this wave over me of being young and actually feeling the magic of halloween. Of the night and things that lurked in it. Definitely one of my favorites.

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